Historical Events
1945 – Loyalty Day in Argentina, mass demonstrations held to release Juan Perón
1957 – Jailhouse Rock starring Elvis Presley premieres in Memphis, Tennessee
1979 – US President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating Department of Education
1980 – 1st-class debut of Mike Whitney, NSW v Qld (2-52 and 1-39)
1991 – Pitts Penguin Paul Coffey sets NHL defenseman scoring record with 1,053 career points (309 goals and 744 assists)
2018 – Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch puppeteer Caroll Spinney leaves “Sesame Street” after 50 years
Famous Birthdays
1582 – Johann Gerhard, German Lutheran leader (d. 1637)
1711 – Jupiter Hammon, Lloyd Harbor NY, slave and poet, 1st African American to publish poetry
1884 – Lewis Bennison, American actor (The Road Called Straight), born in Oakland, California (d. 1929)
1914 – Albert Markos, Romanian composer (Torso I), born in Székelykeresztúr, Hungary (now Cristuru Secuiesc, Romania) (d. 1981)
1946 – James Ray Tucker, American rock guitarist (Turtles-Eleanor), born in Los Angeles, California
1971 – Byron Chamberlain, American football tight end (Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Famous Deaths
1174 – Queen Petronila of Aragon (b. 1135)
1312 – Jan II, duke of Brabant/Limburg (charter of Kortenberg), dies
1836 – Orest Kiprensky, Russian painter (b. 1782)
1967 – Henry Pu Yi, last emperor of China, dies at 61
1997 – Paul Edwin Zimmer, sci-fi writer, dies of heart attack at 54
2002 – Aileen Riggin, American diver (Olympic gold 3m springboard 1920, 24), dies at 96